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• The Colonial Athletic Association is comprised of 12 teams that play college basketball at the Division I-A level. For a listing of teams and their conferences, see College Basketball.

• Fast Facts

  1. Established: 1983
  2. Home office: Richmond, Virginia
  3. Commissioner: Tom Yeager
  4. Members: 12
  5. Defending champion: George Mason Patriots
  6. 2009 tournament location: Richmond Coliseum, Richmond, Virginia

• CAA Basketball Members

  • Delaware Blue Hens
  • Drexel Dragons
  • George Mason Patriots
  • Georgia State Panthers
  • Hofstra Pride
  • James Madison Dukes
  • Northeastern Huskies
  • Old Dominion Monarchs
  • Towson Tigers
  • UNC at Wilmington Seahawks
  • VCU Rams
  • William & Mary Pride

• History

  It is founded in 1983 as the ECAC South basketball league. The CAA Conference added the Towson University, Drexel University, Hofstra University and the University of Delaware in 2001. After four years Georgia State and Northeastern joined the conference. Former member are the United States Naval Academy, University of Richmond, East Carolina University and American University.

  George Mason became the first CAA team to reach NCAA's Final four in 2006. The Patriots are the 2007-08 CAA Tournament Champions, they beat William and Mary 68-59 leading the team is head coach Jim Larranaga.

• Recent Champions

  • 2008: George Mason Official site: CAA Past Champions
  • 2007: VCU Official site: CAA Past Champions
  • 2006: UNC Wilmington Official site: CAA Past Champions
  • 2005: Old Dominion Official site: CAA Past Champions
  • 2004: VCU Official site: CAA Past Champions
  • 2003: UNC Wilmington Official site: CAA Past Champions
  • 2002: UNC Wilmington Official site: CAA Past Champions
  • 2001: George Mason Official site: CAA Past Champions
  • 2000: UNC Wilmington Official site: CAA Past Champions
  • 1999: George Mason Official site: CAA Past Champions
  • 1998: Richmond Official site: CAA Past Champions
  • 1997: Old Dominion Official site: CAA Past Champions
  • 1996: VCU Official site: CAA Past Champions
  • 1995: Old Dominion Official site: CAA Past Champions
  • 1994: James Madison Official site: CAA Past Champions
  • 1993: East Carolina Official site: CAA Past Champions
  • 1992: Old Dominion Official site: CAA Past Champions
  • 1991: Richmond Official site: CAA Past Champions
  • 1990: Richmond Official site: CAA Past Champions
  • 1989: George Mason Official site: CAA Past Champions

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